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Friday, 12 October 2007

Friday's Results Oct. 12/07

Friday, Oct. 12th ResultsNote: All Games Listed as Eastern Time

Cape Breton 89, #10 Laval 83 (Mickey Place Tournament at UPEI) 6'0" guard Mark McGarrigle, questionable for the entire season due to a nagging knee injury, scored the go-ahead basket with about 2 minutes to play and the Capers came up with an early-season upset win in PEI. After Laval came storming back from a 7 point deficit on 5 consecutive points by 6'7" J.P. Morin (game-high 31 points/15 rebounds), Capers Mike Cruickshank stole the ball and fed McGarrigle to give the Capers the lead for good. McGarrigle, who finished with 18 points, also went 4 for 4 from the line in the last 1 1/2 minutes to seal the win. 6'5" Eric Breland had 23 points and 15 boards to lead Cape Breton while fellow fifth-year veteran Paul Blake added a 19 point/11 rebound double double. 6'4" sophomore Phil Nkruma added 12 points and 5 boards for Cape Breton, playing their first game of the season and introducing 7 new players into the lineup. 6'4" freshman Jerome Turcotte added 19 points/7 rebounds for le Rouge et Or while last season's CIS Freshman-of-the-Year J.F. Beaulieu-Maheux added 21 for Laval. Capers Coach Jim Charters was "extremely proud of how hard and together we played against a very good opponent".

Victoria 73, St. Francis Xavier 69 (Stu Aberdeen Challenge) The Vikes led for the majority of the game, building leads as high as 8 on several occasions and held off every X run to win in Antigonish. Vic stayed in the game with 14 offensive rebounds including several down the stretch. Vic got solid performances from 6'1" newcomer Brandon Dunlop, who went off for 9 straight points midway through the second quarter to give Vic one of their largest leads and 6'6" Tyler Hass, who got free inside on several occasions including an emphatic dunk against the X zone off a nice feed from Dunlop. Christian "T-Bear" Upshaw had 15 first half points for X, which rallied to tie the game at 37 by halftime. The game marked the debut of 6'6" Luis deToledo for the X-Men and, while he struggled inside at the start of the game, he did a credible job on the glass and made some perimeter jumpers in the second half to keep X close. Dunlop paced UVic with 18 points andadded seven rebounds plus four assists. 6'7" Mitch Gudgeon added 15 points while fellow big Rob Kinnear had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. The Vikes held a huge advantage on the glass, out-rebounding X 60-44. The Vikes shot 40 percent (30-75) from the floor, and made 4 of 7 three-point attempts. Tyler Richards led X with a game-high 23 points on 7-for-20 shooting. Vikes edge X-Men plus St.FX/UVic Box Score

Toronto 80, McMaster 57 (Naismith Classic at Waterloo) The Blues jumped out to a 17 point lead after one quarter and then put the game completely out of reach with a 50-31 advantage over the final two quarters to defeat the reeling Marauders, which, according to stats, turned the ball over 34 times. Mac played zone virtually the entire game, allowing 6'3" Paul Sergautis, who led all scorers with 22 points, to go off in the first half. Sergautis went 9 for 15 from the floor including 4-7 3's while 6'2" third-year guard Nick Magalas, who picked up where Sergautis left off in the second half, added 20 points including 4 3's. 6'4" veteran fifth-year point guard Mike DeGiorgio pushed a triple-double with 13 points, 10 assists and 6 steals. 6'5" Brett Day led McMaster with 10 points while 6'6" Mouchtar Diaby added 9 in only 14 minutes due primarily to foul trouble. Touted 6'1" freshman Tyrell Vernon finished with 6 points on 1-12 shooting and added 6 assists. Toronto/Mac recap & box

#7 St. Mary’s 106, Ryerson 73(Stu Aberdeen Challenge) St. Mary's had 6 players in double figures and took a large lead early to defeat the Rams in Halifax. 6'4" Brandon Mullins (Louisville, KY) had 20 to lead SMU while 6'1" Shane Morrison added 16. St. Mary's again played without 6'2" Mark McLaughlin who is expected to suit up tomorrow afternoon against Victoria. The Huskies welcomed back 6'4" Aaron Duncan, who finished with 10 points. 6'7" Boris Bakovic was a one-man show for the Rams, scoring 36 points on 12-17 shooting. The Rams cut a 20 point halftime deficit to 12 midway through the second half but then the Huskies dominated the fourth quarter to pull away.

Saskatchewan 104, Lakehead 84 (Brandon Super 8 Tournament) The Huskies took off on a 20-0 run to open the second quarter, breaking open a 1 point game to win going away on the second day of the Brandon tournament. The tournament schedule was altered so that an expected Brandon vs. Saskatchewan championship could be played on the final day (tomorrow). 6'1" Kyle Grant had 19 points including 4-8 3's while 6'8" Andrew Spagrud finished with 18 points/10 rebounds, while 6'0" Jordan Harbidge added 18 including 4-4 from 3 off the bench. Kiraan Posey had a CIS season-high 47 points for Lakehead, going 15-27 from the field and 15 of 19 from the line. The Huskies shot a more consistent 29 for 37 from the charity stripe, helping them to win going away. Saskatchewan/Lakehead Box Score

Dalhousie 93, Guelph 71 (House-Laughton Classic at Carleton) 6'1" NCAA Division 1 transfer Simon Farine made his first CIS game very memorable as he led all scorers with 27 points while adding 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the Tigers in Ottawa. Farine went 10-21 from the field including 1-3 from 3 as he was able to get to the rim and create off the dribble against the Gryphs. 6'2" Andrew Sullivan added 13 for Dal which got 10 points apiece from 6'4" freshman Yannick Walcott and 6'5" Drew Stratton. 6'8" Duncan Milne singlehandidly kept the Gryphs around, scoring 18 points (on 9-12 shooting), grabbing 13 rebounds and adding 2 blocks. Borko Popic added 14 while Nick Pankerichan had 12 for Guelph, which went only 7 for 29 from beyond the three point line and just 6 of 14 from the foul line. Dal helped themselves with a solid 18 for 21 effort from the charity stripe. Dal meets UQAM while Carleton faces Guelph tomorrow night. Dalhousie/Guelph Box Score

#3 Windsor 76, Bishop’s 71 (Redbird Classic at McGill) The Lancers overcame a great effort by Junior Nicolas and a great team shooting effort by Bishop's to outlast the Gaiters in Montreal. The Gaiters led 41-31 at the half, but were outscored 25-10 in the third quarter as the Lancers came from behind to record the win. The Gaiters got out to a quick start as they used an early 8-1 run to build a 22-15 lead after the first quarter. Bishop's expanded that lead to as many as 13 in the second quarter before taking a ten-point lead into the break. In the third, the Gaiters' shooting went cold, and the Lancers came all the way back, as they put up an 18-6 run to take the lead 51-49. The Lancers never trailed from that point on, as they led 56-51 after three quarters, and held on for the victory. 6'0" Ryan Steer and 6'8" Greg Surmacz had 14 points apiece while 6'6" Greg Allin added 13. For Bishop's, Nicolas scored a career-high 32 points on 5/10 frm the 3. This is the highest point total for a Gaiter since Patrice Lemieux's 36 point effort vs laval in January 9, 2000. Nicolas also had 7 rebounds and 3 steals.

UNB 82, RMC 55 (Non-conference) In a battle of two young teams, the Varsity Reds prevailed as veteran Thor Jensen knocked in 12 points while Michael Anderson added 10. B.C. imports Simon Daiken with 13 and Cameron Spurr with 11 led the Paladins, who have 11 freshmen in the lineup with only 2 returning players. The Reds start the season with 6 freshmen. RMC hosts Paul Smith's College (NAIA) tomorrow while UNB will meet Queen's.

Laurier 85, Laurentian 84 (non-conference) Down at half, Laurier came back to defeat the Voyageurs in an exciting matchup in Sudbury. Trevor Csima had 25 points to lead the Golden Hawks. From the Laurentian web site... The Laurentian Voyageurs men's basketball team opened their home exhibition schedule with a heartbreaking loss to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 85-84. Leading the way for the Voyageurs in a losing cause was Bryan Davidson (Sudbury, Ont) with 19 points. The leading scorer for Laurier was Trevor Csima (Oakville, Ont) who put up 25 points. The Voyageurs used their home court advantage and with the support of their fans got off to a thrilling start. However, Laurier soon found their legs and battled back. Both teams pushed the ball up and down the floor, and an awe-inspiring first quarter ended with the home team enjoying a slight 24-20 lead. The second quarter was much of the same, with each team battling at both ends of the court. Each team stepped it up defensively, and the Voyageurs took a 43-38 lead into the half. The Voyageurs stormed out of the gate in the third quarter, starting the half on an 11-2 run. Laurentian's point guard Darrel Drake (Saginaw, MI) managed to penetrate through Laurier's defense, which opened up outside shots for Davidson all quarter long. Laurier again battled back and the Voyageurs led 63-57 heading into the final quarter. The Golden Hawks found their game in the last frame, clawing back and taking their first lead of the game with just under eight minutes to play. On Laurentian's next possession Davidson drove the lane and got the hoop and the harm. The Voyageurs continued to hold a close lead until Laurier tied the game with 37 seconds to play. Laurier's Austin Walsh (Hamilton, Ont) sank 1 of 2 free throws giving the Golden Hawks the lead with 8.9 seconds to play. Drake went back to what was working all game and drove the lane forcing up potentially the game winning shot, which unfortunately for the home side rimmed out. "We played a great game and deserved to win," said head coach Shawn Swords. "We made a few mistakes toward the end and unfortunately we didn't get some bounces we needed to win." "We saw improvement from last weekend which we hope to build on," he added. The Voyageurs are back in action tomorrow in the annual Alumni Game, which is scheduled for 6:00pm at the Ben Avery Gym.

#8 Brock 87, UPEI 84 (Mickey Place Tournament at UPEI) Despite giving up 32 points in the fourth quarter alone plus 18 "o" rebounds, the Badgers held on behind 29 points from All-Canadian Brad Rootes. Brock was outrebounded 47-29 overall as freshman Manock Laul had multiple second chances as part of his 20 point effort. Veteran Brent McLaren led UPEI with 24 points. 6'7" forward Owen White knotched 14 points in the win for Brock while Rohan Steen and Scott Murray off the bench also had 14 apiece for the Badgers.

Winnipeg 85, UCFV 74 (Pembina Chrysler Tournament (Winnipeg)) Fifth year guard Erfan Nasajpour paced the Wesmen with a game high 27 points, eight rebounds, six assists. Nasajpour was also stellar on the defensive side of the ball finishing with seven steals in the contest. Second year guard Nick Lother finished with 17 points, including five key free throws in the final minute to seal the victory for the Wesmen. Matt Opalko, also in his fifth and final year poured in 15 points and hauled in eight rebounds. The Cascades were led by Lee Jackson and Tristan Smith, each scoring 13 points. The Cascades got an early jump on the Wesmen pulling out to a quick 10-2 lead just four minutes into the first quarter. Nasajpour put the team on his back scoring 11 straight points in a 17-0 run to give Winnipeg the lead at 19-10. The Wesmen led 24-16 after the opening quarter of play. Winnipeg was able to extend their lead to nine at 41-32 at halftime. The Cascades after trailing 64-49 after three quarters made a serious run in the fourth quarter. The Cascades outscored Winnipeg 17-5 in the opening six minutes to close the gap to 69-66. The Wesmen were able to hold off the Cascades sinking nine-of-ten free throws in the final minute to close out the win.

Queen’s 92, Paul Smith's (NAIA) 39 Courtesy of Bill Miklas, Queen's Sports Info... The Queen's Golden Gaels were rude hosts in blasting Paul Smith's College from Albany, New York 92-39 Friday night at the Bartlett Gym. Queen's jumped ahead right from the opening tip holding the visitors to just 13 points in each of the first and second quarters taking a 47-26 lead into halftime. In the second half the Gaels defence was even better holding the Albany school to 13 total points. Queen's was led by Baris Ondul with 17 points and rookie Travis Mitchell added 16 with fellow freshman Nick DiDonato and Tim Boyle both scoring 13 points. For Paul Smith's College Tim Riel was top scorer with nine and Jimmy Noel chipped in with eight. The Gaels host the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds Saturday night at 6pm at the Bartlett Gym.

#4 Concordia 79, Manitoba 69 (Pembina Chrysler Tournament (Winnipeg)) Again playing without sparkplug Damian Buckley, brother Dwayne picked up the slack with a 16 point effort as the Stingers led by as many as 18 to coast to an easy win against the Bisons. 6'7" Jamal Gallier had another double/double with 13 points and 10 rebounds while sophomore Sebastien Martin added 13 and Levi Vann had 10 as four Stingers hit double figures. The Bisons were led by fifth year guard Darcy Coss who finished with a game high 22 points including five three pointers. Concordia took control of the game in the first half holding a 46-35 lead at halftime. Concordia connected on 50% of shots from the field. Manitoba finished shooting 37%. Concordia faces the host Wesmen this evening in the first game while Manitoba goes up against Fraser Valley in the nightcap.

Calgary 83, Waterloo 76 (Naismith Classic at Waterloo) Courtesy of Martin Timmerman; The Calgary Dinos started the game big, quick and with pressing defense to rattle Waterloo and grab a 10 point lead in the opening quarter. In the second quarter the long ball started dropping for Waterloo, keeping them withinstriking distance, but still down by a 41-28 score at the half time break. The second half started off just as bad for Waterloo as the first as Calgary opened up a 25 point lead with 13 minutes remaining to play. Waterloo put together a run of 15-5 to close the third quarter, but that still left them 15 behind. With two minutes remaining in the game Waterloo was still down 15. Some game ending threes and made free throws made the final margin just seven points, but it was far to late to mount a real comeback. For the game Waterloo shot just 31% from the field, actually shooting just a bit better from long range. Calgary notched 39% shooting and won the battle of the boards by a 55-47 margin. Calgary's Henry Bekkering led all scorers with 22 points and 8 rebounds, while Tyler Fidler added 16 points. Jordan Hannah led Waterloo with 21 points, while Dan While added 14. Calgary/Waterloo recap & box

McGill 99, York 89 (Redbird Classic at McGill) McGill led by 20 during the game but saw the Lions cut the lead down to 3 at one point in the second half before the Redmen pulled away to win comfortably. Moustafa El Zanaty, a Montreal native and third-year transfer from Fresno Pacific University, tallied a career-high 25 points to lead the Redmen. El Zanaty shot 6-of-10 from the field, going 3-for-5 from three-point range. He also sank 10-of-11 from the free-throw line and was credited with four rebounds and a steal. Sean Anthony had 22 points/10 rebounds for McGill. York prolific 6'3" guard Tut Ruach led all scorers with 27 points in the loss. Redmen Tame Lions plus McGill/York Box Score

#2 Brandon 89, Simon Fraser 82 (Brandon Super 8 Tournament) Charlery Scores 27, Leads Bobcats To Victory...Written by: Jeremy Sawatzky, BU Sports Information BRANDON, MB – For the second straight night, Dany Charlery proved to be an unstoppable offensive weapon for the Brandon University Bobcats. With his team leading by one at the end of three, Charlery caught fire and delivered 15 fourth quarter points, leading the ‘Cats to an 89-82 victory over the Simon Fraser Clan Friday night at the BU Gymnasium. “It was really a team thing, we all stepped up when it mattered,” said Charlery, who scored all but six of his team’s fourth quarter points. “Things didn’t seem to go our way all game… and then my shot just started dropping.” Through two games at BU’s annual Super 8 Invitational, Charlery has astounding numbers: he’s connected 19 of 29 field goals, 10 of 12 three-pointers, and 7 of 9 free throws. “I guess you could say I feel pretty good about things so far,” he joked afterwards. The win improved Brandon’s record to 2-0 this weekend, although it was a much grittier victory than Friday’s rout of Lakehead. A back and forth affair all night long, the ‘Cats managed to pull away thanks to Charlery’s heroics and some smothering defense down the stretch. “We don’t really seem to tighten up in these situations,” noted Brandon head coach Mike Raimbault, whose team had a knack for winning close games in 2006-07. “That’s one of the benefits of having a veteran team. The guys have been there, and they believe that when the game comes down to one or two possessions, they’ll be able to take care of business.” 5th year Bobcat Adam Hartman turned in a solid effort Friday night, notching 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists. Meanwhile, Yuri Whyms scored 10 points, Yul Michel had 10 points and 7 assists, and Nick Quick dropped 10 points alongside 8 assists. The Clan was led by Greg Wallis, who scored 22 points in the losing cause. Sean Burke and Kevin Shaw added 16 and 15 respectively. Brandon shot 56% (33-59) from the field, 50% (8-16) from three-point range, and 83% (15-18) at the free throw line. Simon Fraser knocked down 49% (33-68) of their field goals, 53% (10-19) of their three’s, and 75% (6-8) of their free throws. Saturday’s schedule features winless Simon Fraser taking on winless Lakehead at 6, and the two unbeaten squads – Saskatchewan and Brandon – squaring off in a de facto “championship game” at 8. Brandon/Simon Fraser Box Score

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